Death Cap vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Amanita phalloides compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Death Cap is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Death Cap	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Herpestidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Dologale
Species	Amanita phalloides	Dologale dybowskii

Conservation Status

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Death Cap	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Death Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.